Education & learning publications
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Scaffolding Group Explanation and Feedback with Handheld Technology: Impact on Students’ Mathematics Learning
We compared group and individual feedback, using two technologies: Technology-mediated, Peer-Assisted Learning (TechPALS), and a popular desktop product, which provides feedback to individual students as they solve fractions problems individually.
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Middle School Student Mathematics Learning: An Analysis of a Student Population in Texas
We examined the population of students who participated in the seventh-grade year 1 randomized controlled experiment in Texas designed to test the effectiveness of SimCalc in improving student mathematics learning…
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Resequencing of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Genes and Association of Common and Rare Variants with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence
We investigated the contribution of common SNPs and rare single-nucleotide variants in nAChR genes to Fagerström test for nicotine dependence scores in treatment-seeking smokers.
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Validity of Recall of Tobacco Use in Two Prospective Cohorts
This project studied the convergent validity of current recall of tobacco-related health behaviors, compared with prospective self-report collected earlier at two sites.
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Technology and Education Change: Focus on Student Learning
This study examined technology implementation practices associated with student learning gains.
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Investigating Links from Teacher Knowledge, to Classroom Practice, to Student Learning in the Instructional System of the Middle-School Mathematics Classroom
We examined relationships between teachers’ mathematics knowledge, teachers’ classroom decision making, and student achievement outcomes on topics of rate, proportionality, and linear function—three important and cognitively demanding pre-algebra topics.
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Migration, Remittances, and Children’s Schooling in Haiti
The authors examine the impact of remittances on the schooling of children in various Haitian communities with a high incidence of out-migration.
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The Early College High School Initiative: an Overview of Five Evaluation Years
This article will provide an overview of the key findings across 5 years of the ECHSI evaluation, in particular highlighting how participants have implemented the ECHSI's core principles.
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Using Design Personas To Inform Refinements To Software For Science Learning
In this paper, we describe the process of creating personas to inform refinements to the design of software designed to help elementary students create concept maps of science topics they…
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Study of the Austin Independent School District’s Redesign and High School Reform Initiative: Interim Report
This report describes the Austin Independent School District’s recent effort to improve its high schools through a variety of initiatives led by the Office of District Redesign.
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Measuring Cognition of Students with Disabilities Using Technology-Enabled Assessments: Recommendations for a National Research Agenda
This paper represents one outcome from the Invitational Research Symposium on Technology-Enabled and Universally Designed Assessments, which examined technology-enabled assessments and universal design as they relate to students with disabilities.
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It’s About Time: Purpose, Methods and Challenges of Temporal Analyses of Multiple Data Streams
This workshop explores issues emerging from integrating data streams by identifying a set of analytic difficulties researchers commonly face, and illustrating the application of specific methods that address these challenges.